Sam McNeil

Shiite Muslims protest against the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran and killing of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in New Delhi, India, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Piyush Nagpal)

Calls for peace and flashes of anger after US and Israeli attacks kill Iran’s Khamenei

March 1, 2026 at 12:45 p.m.

World leaders urged peace and a return to talks Sunday as the military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran raised concerns that the violence could spread across...

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas visits the coast guard ship KV Bjornoya, in Tromso, Norway, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2026. (Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix via AP)

World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes, death of Iran’s Ali Khamenei

February 28, 2026 at 4:44 p.m.

Perhaps cautious about upsetting already strained relations with Trump, many nations abstained from commenting directly or pointedly on the joint strikes but condemned Tehran’s retaliation.

President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a joint press conference with Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda at the Border Guard School near Lithuanian-Belarusian border, near the village Medininkai, east of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Russia is suspected of jamming navigation on EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria, an official says

September 1, 2025 at 10:17 a.m.

A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday.

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, a Russian T-80BVM tank fires towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

NATO defense chiefs hold a virtual meeting on security guarantees for Ukraine

August 20, 2025 at 8:37 a.m.

NATO defense chiefs were due to hold a virtual meeting Wednesday, a senior alliance official said, as Western countries pushing for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine devise possible...

FILE – The European Union flag stands inside the atrium at the European Council building in Brussels, June 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)

European trade ministers meet to forge strategy after Trump’s surprise 30% tariffs

July 14, 2025 at 7:34 a.m.

European trade ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union.

Buildings that were destroyed during the Israeli ground and air operations stand in northern of Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Europe unveils a deal for more food and fuel for Gaza, while an Israeli strike kills 15, including 10 children, outside a medical clinic

July 10, 2025 at 6:19 p.m.

Europe and Israel have reached a new deal to allow more food and fuel into Gaza.

FILE -The “Cosco Shipping France” container ship is moored at the Long Beach Container Terminal, LBCT, at Middle Harbor in the Port of Long Beach, Calif., , April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

US and Europe trade negotiators say progress but no breakthroughs on tariff talks in Paris

June 4, 2025 at 10:53 a.m.

Europe and the United States say progress has been made but there were no breakthroughs during a meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with...

Ahmed Khalefa, a Palestinian citizen of Israel who is charged with incitement to terrorism for demonstrating against the war in Gaza, is seen at home in Umm al-Fahm, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza

November 24, 2024 at 12:38 p.m.

Israel’s yearlong crackdown against Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza is prompting many to self-censor out of fear of being jailed and further marginalized in society,...

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